Manual

Issue 2, October 2018 Model 206 User Guide
Page 14 Studio Technologies, Inc.
MODEL 206
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
• Main and talkback button operating
modes
• System operating mode
• Remote control inputs
• Button backlight intensity
Changes made using STcontroller will be
immediately reflected in the unit’s opera-
tion; no Model 206 “reboot” is required.
Each time a change is made the main and
talkback buttons on the front panel will
momentarily flash orange in a distinctive
pattern to indicate that a command from
STcontroller has been received.
Installing STcontroller
STcontroller is available free of charge
on the Studio Technologies website (www.
studio-tech.com/stcontroller) and is com-
patible with personal computers running
Windows operating systems that are
version 7 and later. STcontroller versions
1.05.00 and later will fully support the Mod-
el 206. If required, download and install
STcontroller onto a designated personal
computer. This personal computer must be
on the same local area network (LAN) and
subnet as the Model 206 unit or units that
are to be configured. Immediately after
starting STcontroller the application will
locate the devices that it can control. The
one or more Model 206 units to be config-
ured will appear in the device list. Use the
identify command to allow easy recogni-
tion of a specific Model 206 unit. Double-
clicking on a device name will cause the
associated configuration menu to appear.
Review the current configuration and make
any changes that are desired.
P48 Phantom Power
STcontroller allows selection of the on/off
status of the microphone input’s P48
phantom power source. The on/off
status is displayed by way of an LED, red
in color, located on the back panel adja-
cent to the microphone input connector.
Select the status of the P48 source to
meet the needs of the connected micro-
phone. No problem will occur if an external
source of P12 or P48 phantom power is
present on the connection made to the
microphone output connector. In this case
simply turn off the Model 206’s P48 phan-
tom power source. The external source of
microphone power will “pass thru” from the
microphone output connector to the micro-
phone input connector.
Microphone Input Gain
The gain of the Model 206’s microphone
preamplifier can be selected from among
four choices: 35, 43, 52, and 59 dB. The
compressor active LED, orange in color
and visible on the back of the Model 206’s
enclosure adjacent to the microphone
input connector, can act as a guide when
setting the preamp gain. When a voice
signal at a normal level is present on the
microphone input the compressor active
LED should light intermittently. If, for
example, it rarely lights and the gain is set
to 43 dB, it might be a good idea to change
the setting to 52 dB. If the LED is lit fully
during normal talking and the gain is set
for 52 or 59 dB, changing it to one of the
lower values might be warranted. There’s
no “hard and fast” rule about which gain
setting is appropriate. But unless otherwise
indicated, 43 dB is typically a good initial
choice.
Headphone Audio Sources and Routing
STcontroller allows selection from among
five headphone audio source and routing
modes. Each mode is distinct and care-
ful selection will help optimize the Model
206’s operation for a range of applications.